Snowflake Monday

Lizard accidentally spilled his Sleepytime tea on my crochet thread. Took me back in time to my very young childhood when my grandmother would tea-stain her crochet thread. What a wonderful Christmas gift Lizard has given me this year!

Sleepytime probably has all kinds of copyrights to prevent me from using it as a snowflake name, so I looked up the phrase in other languages: Icelandic - Svefntími; Samoan - Taimi moe; Swahili - Wakati wa kulala; Swedish - Sömntid; Ukranian - Chas snu; French - Heure de sommeil; Welch - Amser cysglyd; Yakut - Utujar kém; German - Schlafenszeit; Italian - Sonno; Hawaiian - Hiamoe hiamoe. I went with the Norwegian translation.

I haven't been doing much AI lately; perhaps it has become a bit boring, as well as time consuming. I had fun, however, with AI's interpretations of Sleepytime Snowflake. AI generated a few more snowflakes for my crochet inspiration collection!

You may do whatever you'd like with snowflakes you make from this pattern, but you may not sell or republish the pattern. Thanks, and enjoy!

Finished Size: 6 inches from point to point
Materials: Size 10 crochet thread, size 7 crochet hook, optional embroidery floss OR permanent markers, optional embroidery needle, empty pizza box, wax paper or plastic wrap, cellophane tape, water soluble school glue or desired stiffener, water, glitter, small container for glue/water mixture, paintbrush, stick pins that won't be used later for sewing, clear thread or fishing line

Søvntid Snowflake Instructions

Make magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 11 dc in ring; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 1. Pull magic circle tight.

Round 2: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in same ch as sl st, 2 dc in each dc around; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2.

Round 3: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), [2 dc in next dc, 1 in next dc] 12 times, omitting last dc of final repeat; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 1.
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Round 4: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), [1 dc in each of next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc] 11 times; 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, 1 dc in same Round 3 ch as Round 3 sl st; sl st in 2nd ch of Round 4 starting ch 2).

Round 5: [Ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, in next dc work (1 dc, [ch 4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc in next ch] 2 times, ch 4, working back down spoke 1 sc in next ch, 1 dc in next ch, 1 sc in next ch, ch 5, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, draw up loop through each of next 2 ch, yo and draw through all 3 hooks on loop (sc dec made), skipping over next branch 1 sc in next ch] 2 times) 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, sl st in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in each of next 2 dc, sl st in next dc] 6 times ; bind off. Weave in ends.

I played chicken with the remnant of my accidentally tea-stained crochet thread.

Finish: Embroider eyes and mouth, or, if desired, draw face with permanent markers. If desired, smudge cheeks with red glow glue!

I've been stiffening my flakes with undiluted, full-strength water soluble school glue for quite a while now, and I've been squishing the glue onto and throughout each flake with my fingers (yucky mess!!!) instead of gingerly painting the flakes with glue. Yes, it's a mess. But it's faster. And stiffer.

Tape wax paper or plastic wrap to top of empty pizza box. Pin snowflake to box on top of wax paper or plastic wrap.

If using glue, mix a few drops of water with a teaspoon of glue in small washable container. Paint snowflake with glue mixture or desired stiffener. Sprinkle lightly with glitter. Wash paintbrush and container thoroughly. Allow snowflake to dry at least 24 hours. Remove pins. Gently peel snowflake from wax paper or plastic wrap. Attach 10-inch clear thread to one spoke, weaving in end. Wrap fishing line around tree branch (or tape to ceiling or any overhead surface) and watch snowflake twirl freely whenever you walk by! Snowflake also may be taped to window or tied to doorknob or cabinet handle.

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